The National President of the Albinism Association of Nigeria, AAN, Bisi Bamishe has urged the media to amplify the non-implementation of the National Albinism Policy for Persons With Albinism, PWA. The policy framework is to bring succour to any individual with a condition with rare, non-contagious genetically inherited differences present at birth. Albinism results in a lack of pigmentation of melanin in the hair, eyes and colour, causing vulnerability to the sun and bright light. In all types, both parents must carry the gene for it to be passed on, even if they don’t have albinism themselves. Almost all persons…
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Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, is set to launch the 4th season of its transformative reward initiative, the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo. The highly anticipated Season is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo Introduced in 2021 the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo is a reward initiative pioneered by the Bank with the goal of rewarding its diverse range of customers for active loyalty to the brand, its products, and offerings. The Promo is executed seasonally via thoroughly regulated…
Access Holdings Plc, a leading global financial institution, announced its half-year audited financial results for the period ended 30 June 2024. The results underscore the company’s continued resilience, focus on delivering sustainable performance and commitment to creating long-term value for shareholders. Performance Highlights Access Holdings Plc demonstrated strong performance across all key balance sheet indicators and continues to maintain a well-structured, healthy, and diversified financial position. This is evident in the resilient half year results from the banking franchise operating in twenty-two markets across four continents and the non-banking subsidiaries including Access Pensions, Hydrogen Payments, and Access Insurance Brokers. In…
Chairman of Aguiyi Ironsi International Market Traders Association, Chief Chukwuma Onyebinanma, has declared that he never went into hiding to evade Police arrest. Speaking from his auto spare parts shop in the popular market, Onyebinanma described the rumour of his hiding as a calculated attempt by a factional group to disrupt the market’s election. Why would I hide when I didn’t commit any crime?” he asked emphatically, stating that “I’m not hiding from anyone.” When asked about the market’s current state, he reported that all was well, with no violence or disruptions. He attributed the rumours of violence to opposition…
The last six months have been traumatic for the family of Mrs. Rita Uche Oji, a teacher and business woman, who has been diagnosed with renal failure. She has been rendered invalid by the ailment and she can no longer do anything without aid. She has been crying and begging God to rescue her from the hands of this disease that has been ravaging her. Her family has exhausted all their resources towards her treatment and Mrs. Oji is seeking financial assistance from well-meaning Nigerians so that her life will not be cut short and she can contribute her quota…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP now has a new Director General, she is Binta Lami Adamu Bello. The new DG was appointed as the 8th Director General of NAPTIP by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Binta Adamu Bello succeeded Prof. Fatima Waziri–Azi. Meet new NAPTIP DG Before her appointment, the new Director General of NAPTIP had previously served as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Women Affairs, Health and Aviation. She had also worked as a Director at NAPEP and the Ministry of Finance. According to NAPTIP’S Communications Officer, Adekoye Vincent in a statement, the new boss while…
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His Sight Challenge Fails To Be A Barrier It was a colourful event on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Trust Inonse married his friend of over a decade, Ebun Bello. Families, friends, acquaintance, colleagues, well-wishers and curious individuals converged on the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Oko-Oba Residential Scheme 2, off Alexander, Agege where the team later moved to a prestigious event centre at Ekoro Road, Abule-Egba, Lagos. The 29-year-old radio personality married his 28-year-old fiancée whom he met at the University of Lagos, UNILAG as a final year student. The wedding was tagged #LovinglyTrustingEbun, a combination of the groom’s and bride’s…
A Nigerian economist and Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, GCON, at the 2024 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has recommended that Nigeria needs a social contract to lead the country along the path of good progress that it’s people desire. Okonjo-Iweala, during her keynote speech at the opening ceremony of NBA held at Eko Hotel & Suites Convention Centre, Lagos told the gathering of lawyers that a social contract like that of Peru will bring about rebuilding Nigeria, which is the focus of its conference themed: ‘Pressing Forward, A National Posture for Rebuilding…
Youths in Lagos State have been urged by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat to embrace education that will help them to be creative and find solutions to societal problems. Speaking at the International Youth Day Conference held recently at Regency Hall, Alausa, Ikeja, Dr. Hamzat implored the youths to employ technology to improve themselves in whatever fields of human endeavour they find themselves in life. He said, “Study the right thing with the aid of technology that will make your work more effective and efficient. Nigerian professors are among the best in the world. The challenge we have is…